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One Cold Night
by
Katia Lief (Goodreads Author)
"Jam-packed with heart stopping suspense." -Book FetishONE COLD NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED...New York Police detective Dave Strauss is haunted by the one case he couldn't solve. A schoolgirl vanished off the streets of Brooklyn, with only a trail of blood and a series of untraceable phone calls from "the Groom" hinting at her fate. Now the cold dark night has engulfed another y...more
ebook, 272 pages
Published
May 2nd 2011
by Blue Table Books
(first published 2006)
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Wow. This book was awesome. Terrific. When I bought it for $0.99, I was expecting nothing more than amateur writing, a recycled plot, and/or a totally predictable ending. From the beginning through to the end, ONE COLD NIGHT was none of those things.
After reading this book, I have filed Katia Lief in my mind with the likes of Jodi Picoult and Meg Gardiner. She falls about right in between those two.
I couldn't put this thriller down. Without giving too much away, this book played on all of my emo...more
After reading this book, I have filed Katia Lief in my mind with the likes of Jodi Picoult and Meg Gardiner. She falls about right in between those two.
I couldn't put this thriller down. Without giving too much away, this book played on all of my emo...more
"Er ist schon einmal entwischt. Jetzt wird er wieder töten.
Nach einem Streit mit ihrer Schwester Susan verschwindet die vierzehnjährige Lisa spurlos. Susan und ihr Mann Dave, ein New Yorker Polizist, suchen vergeblich nach ihr. Als am nächsten Tag ein rätselhafter Brief eintrifft, wird klar: Lisa ist entführt worden. Und der Brief stammt offenbar von demselben Täter, der schon einmal ein Mädchen entführt hat - dem einzigen Mörder, den Dave nie gefasst hat..." (Klapptext)
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Nach einem Streit mit ihrer Schwester Susan verschwindet die vierzehnjährige Lisa spurlos. Susan und ihr Mann Dave, ein New Yorker Polizist, suchen vergeblich nach ihr. Als am nächsten Tag ein rätselhafter Brief eintrifft, wird klar: Lisa ist entführt worden. Und der Brief stammt offenbar von demselben Täter, der schon einmal ein Mädchen entführt hat - dem einzigen Mörder, den Dave nie gefasst hat..." (Klapptext)
Mehr als den Klapptext wi...more
This is another book that I got at the club book exchange. (this was certainly a worth while activity for me !!) A girl is kidnapped and NY detective David Strauss spends a year looking to solve this case.
His wife's niece, Lisa, is living David and his wife. Lisa disappears after a fight with Susan, her aunt. Lisa is very upset after Susan tells Lisa that she is her mother.....not her aunt. Lisa runs out of the house and never comes home. There are clues that she was abducted. It seemed almost t...more
His wife's niece, Lisa, is living David and his wife. Lisa disappears after a fight with Susan, her aunt. Lisa is very upset after Susan tells Lisa that she is her mother.....not her aunt. Lisa runs out of the house and never comes home. There are clues that she was abducted. It seemed almost t...more
Katia Lief's books keep me interested and anxious to see how the books will end. This book starts with a missing a child, and carries the reader through the fear, stress, and agony of waiting to hear if the child is ok. The great thing about this book is there is an underlining story line that adds to the drama between the missing child and other relationships in the book. I hightly recommend this book for those who like mysteries.
this was my 2nd Katia Lief book i read and i must admit she has surpassed my expectations. her books i stumbled uppon on my kobo and bought because they where cheap reads, i was a little relucktent at 1st and doubted how good her books could be but now i am deffenitly a fan. this book was a nice, light easy read which was suspenceful and kept your intrestest and made you want to read more. her characters are very detailed and well described, her plot is good and keeps you intrested and shes just...more
THIS BOOK WAS JUST "OK." I'M A HUGE FAN OF MYSTERY. MY FAVORITE MYSTERY AUTHORS ARE LISA GARDNER, TAMI HOAG, CHEVY STEVENS, AND HARLAN COBEN. THESE AUTHORS ARE MASTERS OF LANGUAGE AND AT KEEPING THE READER ENTHRALLED FROM CHAPTER ONE THROUGH THE END OF THE NOVEL. I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE SIMPLISTIC AND PREDICTABLE. I DID SOMETHING I NEVER DO; I ACTUALLY SKIMMED THROUGH PAGES.
I bought this book when it was just over a dollar. Because of the price, it wasn't much to lose if the book wasn't good. But, I found this to be one of the best authors I've ever read. After reading one of her books, I bought every single book that was available for sale. I can't wait for her to write more books.
My second Katia Lief mystery. Easy to read. This author writes the story and does not try to make it epic by adding words, words and more words. I like that. Her descriptions of places and souls are very good. I can describe her work better by saying she writes not too much, not too little but just right.
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What a fantastic novel. As with all Katia's novels she led the reader on a fantastic journey of guess work, mystery, suspects, family, friends, lovers, enemies and the total psychos! Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end devoured it in one sitting highly recommended!
Very good story. I work full time and keep a very large garden, so I don't have much free time. But I read this book in a week! Great suspense as well as great character development.
This started off promisingly, but didn't really deliver in the end. On the plus side, it was a quick read, but I'm not convinced I'll pick up this author again.
How. Aggravating. I literally skipped multiple pages of this book at once and didn't miss any pertinent information to this story. This novel should be a short story for sure!
I really liked this book. lots of excitrment, twists and turns. There were absolutely no boring parts and it was well written. A great, quick, satisfying read. I'd definitely recommend it!
I thought this book was really more a 3.5 than a 3.0. The plot was very interesting, and the characters were well drawn. I enjoyed it.
I felt that this book was pleasant but not as exciting as the other books I have read by this author, I felt that at times the story seemed very slow.
I enjoyed this book - definitely wanted to know what was going to happen next.
Would read some more from this author
Would read some more from this author
A quck and easy read. Interesting story, well-paced, and better than 5 Days in Summer (for me). These books are great beach reads.
This was a pretty good book... I liked it so much im now reading another one of her books... we shall see how this next one goes....
This was pretty fast paced and kept you guessing. Even if you guessed right it wasn't the whole story.
I loved this book. First time I've read this author and I can't wait to read some more of her books.
For a cheap read from Amazon on Kindle I found this thoroughly entertaining. The characters are believable and have a great dynamic between them, the story line a tad predictable in places but gripping nonetheless. I will be looking more into this author to see if other books by her are as good.
A great read for $0.99
It was interesting from start to finish. What a talented writer.
It was interesting from start to finish. What a talented writer.
I love reading her books, great mystery and keeps you on your toes the whole time!!
I am not very far into this book but it is already awesome and I cannot put it down!! I cannot wait for Mrs. Lief's twists and turns already!!
A real page turner and quick read. Good for an escape or holiday read.
really enjoyed this - great characters and plot - very suspenseful
This author is so good. This book made me want to read more.
This is a good mystery book. You get wrapped up in the characters.
Another heart pounding page turner! loved it!
Keeps you in suspense but pretty predictable in the end
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